Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
MARTEN
marten, marten cat
(noun) agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
marten (plural martens)
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.
Etymology 2
Noun
marten (plural martens)
Archaic form of martin (the bird)
Anagrams
• Arment, rament
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"ten, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird. See Martin.
Mar"ten, n. Etym: [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mear, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. mör. Cf. Foumart.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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